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Helicopter Winchman Awarded MBE

Oct 30th, 2009 | By Matthew Stocks | Category: 2009, Awards, Community Forum, Equality, Government, Hampshire News, Isle of Wight Online, Online News, People

The Maritime and Coastguard agency were today congratulating, recently retired winchman Terry Short of the Lee on Solent Coastguard flight, on his MBE..



Autism Books Signal New Chapter For Island Libraries

Nov 26th, 2008 | By Matthew Stocks | Category: Citizen Media, Culture, Health, Isle of Wight, Lifestyle, News

Libraries on the Isle of Wight are joining forces with The National Autistic Society to ensure people on the Island have access to a wide range of books about autism. The Lord Louis Library now has a collection of books, all recommended by the NAS, to help parents and children understand autism…



Autism Friendly Film Screenings @ Cineworld

Oct 10th, 2008 | By Matthew Stocks | Category: Charity, Events, Isle of Wight, Lifestyle, Newport, News

The Isle of Wight branch of The National Autistic Society and Cineworld are joining forces to bring much-needed autism-friendly cinema screenings to the Island, launching on Sunday 26th October at 10am in Newport…